Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq
Iraq: Goat fat, unrendered — Production was 292.96 t in 2024. ▼ Falling
Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq, 1961–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goat fat, unrendered — production in Iraq is 292.96 t, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and down 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goat fat, unrendered — production in Iraq peaked at 559.21 t in 1976 and was at its lowest, 150 t, in 2003.
That places Iraq 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 490 t | — |
| 1962 | 450 t | -8.2% |
| 1963 | 400 t | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 375 t | -6.2% |
| 1965 | 350 t | -6.7% |
| 1966 | 355 t | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 360 t | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 365 t | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 375 t | +2.7% |
| 1970 | 380 t | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 385 t | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 390 t | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 400 t | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 412.5 t | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 415.67 t | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 559.21 t | +34.5% |
| 1977 | 430 t | -23.1% |
| 1978 | 375 t | -12.8% |
| 1979 | 377.5 t | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 380 t | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 385.42 t | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 328 t | -14.9% |
| 1983 | 351.5 t | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 338 t | -3.8% |
| 1985 | 309.5 t | -8.4% |
| 1986 | 311.04 t | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 315 t | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 325 t | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 310 t | -4.6% |
| 1990 | 326.13 t | +5.2% |
| 1991 | 205.42 t | -37.0% |
| 1992 | 272.5 t | +32.7% |
| 1993 | 350 t | +28.4% |
| 1994 | 327.71 t | -6.4% |
| 1995 | 337 t | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 254.33 t | -24.5% |
| 1997 | 337.5 t | +32.7% |
| 1998 | 330 t | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 317.5 t | -3.8% |
| 2000 | 295 t | -7.1% |
| 2001 | 165 t | -44.1% |
| 2002 | 160 t | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 150 t | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 160 t | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 199.83 t | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 262.5 t | +31.4% |
| 2007 | 393.75 t | +50.0% |
| 2008 | 440 t | +11.7% |
| 2009 | 466.67 t | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 483.33 t | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 475 t | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 479.17 t | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 485.33 t | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 454.22 t | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 418.76 t | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 429.14 t | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 348.87 t | -18.7% |
| 2018 | 331.79 t | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 319.54 t | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 296.13 t | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 319.99 t | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 315.83 t | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 315.03 t | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 292.96 t | -7.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 292.96 t is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 59.02 t, 5.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 292.96 t is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 292.96 t, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goat fat, unrendered — Production in Iraq changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +50.0% | 262.5 t | 393.75 t |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 391.11 t | 350 t | 490 t | 9 |
| 1970s | 412.49 t | 375 t | 559.21 t | 10 |
| 1980s | 335.35 t | 309.5 t | 385.42 t | 10 |
| 1990s | 305.81 t | 205.42 t | 350 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 269.27 t | 150 t | 466.67 t | 10 |
| 2010s | 422.51 t | 319.54 t | 485.33 t | 10 |
| 2020s | 307.99 t | 292.96 t | 319.99 t | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More agriculture & rural data for Iraq
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual -8.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0341 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 184.67 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3006 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 3.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 3.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.0% (2016)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.1% (2014)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goat fat, unrendered — production in Iraq?
- Goat fat, unrendered — production in Iraq was 292.96 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest goat fat, unrendered — production recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 559.21 t in 1976.
- What is the lowest goat fat, unrendered — production recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 150 t in 2003.
- How does Iraq rank for goat fat, unrendered — production?
- Iraq ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goat fat, unrendered — production rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Goat fat, unrendered — Production. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Crop and livestock statistics are recorded for 278 products, covering the following categories: 1) CROPS PRIMARY: Cereals, Citrus Fruit, Fibre Crops, Fruit, Oil Crops, Oil Crops and Cakes in Oil Equivalent, Pulses, Roots and Tubers, Sugar Crops, Treenuts and Vegetables. Data are expressed in terms of area harvested, production quantity and yield. Cereals: Area and production data on cereals relate to crops harvested for dry grain only. Cereal crops harvested for hay or harvested green for food, feed or silage or used for grazing are therefore excluded. 2) CROPS PROCESSED: Beer of barley; Cotton lint; Cottonseed; Margarine, short; Molasses; Oil, coconut (copra); Oil, cottonseed; Oil, groundnut; Oil, linseed; Oil, maize; Oil, olive, virgin; Oil, palm; Oil, palm kernel; Oil, rapeseed; Oil, safflower; Oil, sesame; Oil, soybean; Oil, sunflower; Palm kernels; Sugar Raw Centrifugal; Wine. 3) LIVE ANIMALS: Animals live n.e.s.; Asses; Beehives; Buffaloes; Camelids, other; Camels; Cattle; Chickens; Ducks; Geese and guinea fowls; Goats; Horses; Mules; Pigeons, other birds; Pigs; Rabbits and hares; Rodents, other; Sheep; Turkeys. 4) LIVESTOCK PRIMARY: Beeswax; Eggs (various types); Hides buffalo, fresh; Hides, cattle, fresh; Honey, natural; Meat (ass, bird nes, buffalo, camel, cattle, chicken, duck, game, goat, goose and guinea fowl, horse, mule, Meat nes, meat other camelids, Meat other rodents, pig, rabbit, sheep, turkey); Milk (buffalo, camel, cow, goat, sheep); Offals, nes; Silk-worm cocoons, reelable; Skins (goat, sheep); Snails, not sea; Wool, greasy. 5) LIVESTOCK PROCESSED: Butter (of milk from sheep, goat, buffalo, cow); Cheese (of milk from goat, buffalo, sheep, cow milk); Cheese of skimmed cow milk; Cream fresh; Ghee (cow and buffalo milk); Lard; Milk (dry buttermilk, skimmed condensed, skimmed cow, skimmed dried, skimmed evaporated, whole condensed, whole dried, whole evaporated); Silk raw; Tallow; Whey (condensed and dry); Yoghurt.